Generic Views by Flavia missi

gistfile1.py

# Simple json response generic view

from django.views.generic import View
from django.utils import simplejson

class JSONResponseView(View):

    def render_to_response(self, data, **httpresponse_kwargs):
        "Retuns a json response based on the context"
        json_data = simplejson.dumps(data)
        return HttpResponse(json_data, content_type="application/json", **httpresponse_kwargs)

# Django UpdateView sample

#views.py

from django.views.generic import UpdateView

class UpdateBook(UpdateView):

    model = Book
    form_class = BookForm
    template_name = 'create_form.html'
    success_url = '/books/'

#urls.py

from django.conf.urls import *
from library.views import UpdateBook

urlpatterns = patterns('',
    url('^update_book/(?P<pk>[\w-]+)$', UpdateBook.as_view(), name='update_book'),
)
# you MUST pass a pk or slug param to this view

# Django CreateView sample

from django.views.generic import CreateView
from library.forms import BookForm

class CreateBook(CreateView):

    template_name = 'create_form.html'
    success_url = '/books/'
    form_class = BookForm